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29.01.2009 19-24 January, 2009 week
New evidence on Antarctic warming (BBC, 2009/01/21) Une énorme plaque de glace de l'Antarctique va se désintégrer (Yahoo, 2009/01/19) Jason-1 orbit change (Eumetsat, 2009/01/12) Troubled waters (The Economist,...[more]
29.01.2009 Aviso Users Newsletter #3
This third issue of the Aviso newsletter focuses on the quality of the OSTM/Jason-2 altimetry products. Six months after its launch, the Cal/Val phase has been performed for OGDR. OGDRs products are processed routinely on...
28.01.2009 First two Jason-1 maneuvers successful
Jason 1 has successfully performed its first two maneuvers to reach a -20 km lower orbit, as expected. [more]
27.01.2009 12-17 January, 2009 week
Les îles Fidji sous les eaux (Le Monde, 2009/01/16) Les soubresauts inattendus de la circulation océanique (Le Monde, 2009/01/13) On line availability of articles depends on the Newspaper/magazine. We can't thus certify that...[more]
27.01.2009 "Klaus" storm before landing
The storm Klaus hit Spain and France on Saturday, January 24 2009, causing several casualties and many damages.[more]
26.01.2009 First maneuver for Jason-1 orbit change
The beginning of Jason-1 orbit change have now started. The Poseidon-2 altimeter is in wait mode. At this time, the first maneuver is successful. Jason-1 in the next fifteen days will be moved to a new optimized...[more]
22.01.2009 Jason-2 in Ssalto/Duacs multimission data: transition goes smoothly
Jason-2 was included as reference mission in Ssalto/Duacs multimission data instead of Jason-1 yesterday. The transition between the two is smooth.[more]